I HIDE ME

 

I hide me

From the world

Protect myself

Within an amniotic sac

Like a babe in the womb

My heart in a cocoon

Free from harm

Wrapped in cotton wool

Safe, secure,

Out of sight, out of mind

 

I hide me

The best of me

Protected from

Deceitful hearts

And transient desires

The Schemers, dreamers,

And false redeemers

The superficial and the shallow

The morally hollow

Those that would hurt me

Use me and abuse me

All these and more

 

I hide me

The essential me

Keep me hidden

From the bitterness and bile

Of the vindictive and the vile

Free from recrimination

And spiteful retribution

Heart locked safely away

Never to see the light of day